Metahomaloptera is a small genus of hillstream loaches endemic to China.
| Metahomaloptera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Balitoridae |
| Genus: | Metahomaloptera H. W. Chang, 1944 |
| Type species | |
| Metahomaloptera omeiensis Chang, 1944
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Species
editThere are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Metahomaloptera hangshuiensis C. X. Xie, G. R. Yang & L. X. Gong, 1984
- Metahomaloptera longicauda Jian Yang, X. Y. Chen & J. X. Yang, 2007
- Metahomaloptera omeiensis H. W. Chang, 1944
References
edit- ^ Kottelat, M. (2012): Conspectus cobitidum: an inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei). Archived 2013-02-11 at the Wayback Machine The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. No. 26: 1-199.